Evening at Ushibori
牛堀の夕
- Date:
- c. 1930
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
牛堀の夕
Shotei produced a wide range of subjects throughout his career under publishers Watanabe and Daikokuya. Signed, sealed lifetime editions consistently outperform unsigned export-market copies.
The sun sets over the water at Ushibori, casting warm golden light across the calm surface. Sailing boats are silhouetted against the glowing sky, their masts and rigging creating a delicate graphic pattern. The graduated tones of the sunset sky, from warm gold at the horizon to cool blue overhead, demonstrate the printer''s skill in creating seamless color transitions.
$600
Woodblock print
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
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1947
Color woodblock print; oban
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Evening at Ushibori (牛堀の夕) was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭) in c. 1930.
Evening at Ushibori was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (c. 1930).
Evening at Ushibori depicts night scenes.
